(KAIR)--The Atchison USD 409 Board of Education, during a special meeting Wednesday evening, adopted the 2019-20 budget as published.

Adoption of the budget followed a hearing drawing no public comment. The budget calls for net expenditures of $29.2 million and a 0.25 mill levy decrease. It contains an estimated tax rate of 54.385 mills, with the amount of tax to be levied at nearly $5 million.